Canadian equity markets are expected to open mixed in quiet trade today. U.S. markets are closed. S&P 500 Index futures were up 16 points after China noted that it is confident that a trade agreement with the U.S. will be reached within the 90 day window.The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.04 to U.S. 75.34 cents prior to a Bank of Canada statement on interest rates scheduled to be released at 10:00...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Monday December 3, with broadly positive market sentiment emerging from the weekend's summit in Argentina of the leaders of the G20 group of nations, while the United States and China agreed to limit further use of trade tariffs.The three-month tin price improved most over the afternoon. It made a signifi...Read More
Brazil's primary aluminium production continued to slow in October, according to local aluminium association Abal. The country's primary aluminium output was 50,500 tonnes during the month, 26.30% lower than the 68,500 tonnes in the same period last year. October's figures were the third-lowest monthly output in 2018 despite recording some growth compared with September, when production was 49,100...Read More
Comex copper prices recovered Monday morning in the US, after Chinese and US leaders decided to freeze additional tariffs for 90 days over the weekend at the G20 summit.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped 5.40 cents to $2.8415 per lb. A temporary detente is positive for the metals markets because the ongoing uncertainty betwee...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market has added to recent price increases amid persistent demand from steel mills in the week ended Friday November 30, while in Europe prices are under pressure after reports of new deals, with long-term delivery negotiations in focus. China builds on price gains while steel mills buy for 2019 smelting schedules European market drops, awaits first-quarter settlements US...Read More
Ferro-chrome spot prices in China were unchanged in the week ended Friday November 30 after the drop in tender prices to December from November was smaller than expected. Chinese mills' ferro-chrome tender price falls by 50 yuan ($7) per tonne Chinese imported and domestic ferro-chrome spot prices stable Alloy prices into Japan and South Korea fall High-carbon ferro-chrome price into Europe unmove...Read More
Ferro-chrome spot prices in China were unchanged in the week ended Friday November 30 after the drop in tender prices to December from November was smaller than expected. Chinese mills' ferro-chrome tender price falls by 50 yuan ($7) per tonne Chinese imported and domestic ferro-chrome spot prices stable Alloy prices into Japan and South Korea fall High-carbon ferro-chrome price into Europe unmove...Read More
The ammonium paratungstate (APT) market was subdued in the week ended Friday November 30 while the ferro-tungsten price in Europe nudged lower. APT prices in China and Europe stable amid slow trades Concentrates market quiet Ferro-tungsten price in Europe edges down; Chinese prices unchanged In Europe, Fastmarkets assessed the free market ammonium paratungstate price at $275-295 pe...Read More
Chile's state-owned copper producer Codelco has reached an agreement with workers from its Ministro Hales division for wage raises, the company stated on Saturday December 1.The miner has now concluded labor agreements with almost all of its workers, it added, after announcing last week that more than 90% of its employees were under new contracts.Ministro Hales was the fifth-largest mining operati...Read More
The Chinese ferro-silicon market has added to recent price increases amid persistent demand from steel mills in the week ended Friday November 30, while in Europe prices are under pressure after reports of new deals, with long-term delivery negotiations in focus. China builds on price gains while steel mills buy for 2019 smelting schedules European market drops, awaits first-quarter settlements US...Read More
Antimony prices continued their downward trend in both Chinese and European markets in the week ended November 30 amid continuing weak consumer demand. In China, Fastmarkets' price assessment for MMTA standard grade-II antimony, delivered, duty-paid, stood at 49,500-50,000 yuan ($7,121-7,193) per tonne on Wednesday November 28, down from 50,000-50,500 yuan per tonne the previous week amid continui...Read More
The Turkish steel producers have started another working week without any deep-sea bookings due to the uncertainty in the market and sluggish demand for finished steel goods, sources said on Monday December 3.A number of market participants reported various offers and bids at the beginning of the week, but no transactions were completed, Fastmarkets was told.Some sources said that offers from supp...Read More
Turkish domestic steel scrap prices have continued to weaken in line with the falling prices for steel and imported scrap over the past week, sources said on Monday December 3.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic auto bundle (DKP grade) ferrous scrap was TRY1,590-1,780 ($304-340) per tonne delivered on Monday, down from TRY1,650-1,850 per tonne on November 26.Steel producers and a maj...Read More
Comex copper prices recovered Monday morning in the US, after Chinese and US leaders decided to freeze additional tariffs for 90 days over the weekend at the G20 summit.The copper price for March settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange jumped 5.40 cents to $2.8415 per lb. A temporary detente is positive for the metals markets because the ongoing uncertainty betwee...Read More
Some progress at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit on US-China trade has given the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange a boost, up by an average of 1.4%. The LME zinc price gained 1%, while copper was up 1.9% and recently quoted at $6,314 per tonne. Volume across the complex has, not surprisingly, been strong with 14,686 lots traded as at 6:53am London time. The precious met...Read More
Export prices for flat steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States continued to decrease in the week ended Monday December 3 under pressure from weak global demand.The rebound seen in the Chinese domestic hot-rolled coil (HRC) price on Monday may support the global market, however.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for CIS-origin exports of HRC was $460-475 per tonne fob Black Sea...Read More
Chinese hot-rolled coil prices surged on Monday December 3 after the United States and China agreed to a truce to their trade war over the weekend, although there are doubts about the sustainability of the uptrend due to weak demand.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,690-3,730 yuan ($530-536) per tonne, up 100-120 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,620-3,650 yuan per tonne, up 150-170 yuan...Read More
China's ferrous futures continued to experience a weak first half of the day, with contracts slumping across the board during morning trading on Monday December 3 despite news of a 90-day reprieve for trade tariffs between the country and the United States.Futures closing prices - morning session Shanghai Futures Exchange May rebar: 3,327 yuan ($465) per tonne, down 99 yuan per tonneMay hot-rolled...Read More
US domestic merchant bar prices remain flat due to steady market conditions, along with import prices, even though sales and purchases of material from Mexico and Taiwan have been reported in the US South and Southwest. But a rise could loom for January, sources said.Fastmarkets AMM assessed domestic 2- x 2- x 1/4-in angle merchant bar at $38.05 per hundredweight ($761 per short ton) fob mill ...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: wire rodWire rodRussia, export, wire rod, traded at $508-509...Read More